Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express sudden pain or displeasure.
- noun A setting for a precious stone.
- noun A clasp or brooch, especially one set with jewels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An exclamation expressing pain, as when one is suddenly hurt, as by a slight burn, a prick of a pin, etc.
- noun An ornament or jewel of the nature of a brooch or clasp; any jewel or ornament; specifically, a clasp used for a cope in place of the agraffe. Its use in the English Old Testament seems to be restricted to ‘setting,’ or ‘socket.’ Also
owche . - noun The blow given by a boar's tusk.
- noun A tumor or boil on the skin; a carbuncle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
ouche . - interjection An expression of one's own physical
pain . - interjection An expression in
sympathy at another's pain. - interjection A reply to an
insult (frequently one that istongue-in-cheek or joking). - interjection An expression of disappointment.
- interjection slang, Australia, New Zealand, UK Expressing surprise at the high
price of something.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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February 19th, 2010 at 6: 06 pm just the bleepn facts says: family guy actress with down syndrome response to sarah palin – ouch!
Think Progress » Profit-Seeking Palin Reportedly Rips CPAC As A Profiteering Convention 2010
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If you've ever had a child bite your nipple -- "ouch" -- the appropriate thing to do is immediately flick an exposed area of skin with your finger.
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Bruce Willis stops from time to time to say "ouch" - that's the ground broken by "Die Hard."
nancynall.com 2009
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I wrote the song and all these folks came up to me to say they heard the strength and the moving on, and not the "ouch" part of it.
Mike Ragogna: A Tiger Suit, Junip & Great Companions: Conversations with KT Tunstall, Dar Williams, and José González, plus a KT Video Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2010
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It stopped abruptly in mid-waggle with a muffled "ouch" from its owner.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Of all the things you could program a robot to do, this is all they could come up with -- "ouch" and "please don't touch my breast"?
Female robot is the perfect companion, receptionist, sexual assault victim - Feministing 2008
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It's not as if the question could be answered (by the curators) by saying "then it sends an 'ouch' message to the person's 'ConsciousOf' method", or "they can't solve the problem of consciousness because in their simulated universe they aren't aware of the 'consciousion' particles that provide their conscious experiences".
amuchmoreexotic: Consciousness Esploded! amuchmoreexotic 2008
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They hit at her and her supporters while crying 'ouch'.???
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Trying to have his way and little Lisa says 'ouch'
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I experienced an 'ouch' when you mentioned east Cleveland.
Polls: Dead Heat In Texas; Hillary Holds Slim Lead In Ohio 2009
sakhalinskii commented on the word ouch
The process of applying nipple clamps.
July 31, 2008